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Syrian Refugees
Film screening is your chance to see Okanagan refugees from Syria
KELOWNA – If you’re curious how some Syrian refugees are adapting to life in Kelowna,…
Syrian refugee health protocol to become Interior Health standard
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority has developed a culturally-sensitive health care protocol to deal…
Refugee response team named for Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A refugee response team tasked with helping Syrian refugees integrate and resettle will…
Kelowna man to jump into Okanagan Lake in support of refugees
KELOWNA - “What’s a little bit of icy water compared to some of the things they’ve been through,” Alan Monk says. On Saturday morning, Monk will join at least 80 other Canadians in the Polar Swim for Refugees, an ad hoc fundraiser that started in Victoria and has caught on with swimmers in other parts of...
Naramata Centre could temporarily house refugees
PENTICTON – Naramata Centre could find new life as a temporary home for several Syrian…
Kelowna church prepares to welcome and support Syrian refugee family
KELOWNA - Four generations of a Syrian family will soon be enjoying the relative safety of life in Kelowna with the support of a local church congregation. Kelowna Gospel Fellowshop Pastor Mike Penninga says he’s not yet sure when the Tounousian family, originally from Allepo, will arrive in Canada but when they do, they can...